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All proceeds we raise from the festival's contests, rides, run and activities each year goes to Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital, helping the region's children who are in treatment for cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. We hope you find many activities for you, your family, and the family dog to enjoy at the festival again this year!

We sincerely appreciate your donations (any size...together as a community it all adds up to benefit children in our region who needs us!) To donate, simply click the donate button below, and specify the amount you would like to contribute. Please reference WV Hot Dog Festival in the notes of your donation. You will receive a 501c3 receipt for your donation, for your tax file.

HUNTINGTON, WV â The 10th anniversary of the West Virginia Hot Dog Festival held in July in downtown Huntington raised just more than $15,000 and put the eventâs total donations since 2004 at more than $157,000 for the Hoops Family Childrenâs Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital.

The eventâs founder, John Mandt Jr., owner of Stewartâs Hot Dogs, and his friends at iHeartMedia in Huntington Thursday presented their latest donation in an event at the hospital.

âToday weâre marking a very special anniversary that is incredibly meaningful to me in its support for sick and injured children,â Mandt said. âIn a decadeâs time weâve been able to celebrate with our community and contribute to a cause that is unmatched. We are so very proud of the $157,000 weâve donated from the West Virginia Hot Dog Festival and we look forward to another decade, and more, filled with family fun each July.â

Each year, dozens of hot dog vendors from across the region and state come to Huntingtonâs Pullman Square to showcase their sauces and specialties. Mandt and Kym York-Blake, senior marketing consultant for iHeartMedia and the festivalâs event coordinator, said their hopes for next yearâs event are higher than ever.

âOnce again, John, Kym and their team of dedicated volunteers have defined the word âcommunityâ through their work with the West Virginia Hot Dog Festival to support our youngest patients,â said Velma Workman, community development coordinator for the Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation. âBy taking their individual strengths to form a community celebration they have turned this annual event into a destination for many families each summer. We are pleased to be a part and grateful for the generosity of this donation.â

iHeartMedia organizes, promotes and provides staffing for the event each year.

The Hoops Family Childrenâs Hospital is a 71-bed childrenâs hospital within a hospital located at Cabell Huntington Hospital, a 303-bed academic medical center in Huntington, West Virginia. Cabell Huntington is affiliated with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and cares for patients from more than 29 counties throughout West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southern Ohio. The Hoops Family Childrenâs Hospital is a member of the Childrenâs Hospital Association and includes a 36-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 25-bed General Pediatrics Unit and a 10-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The facility is currently undergoing a $12 million renovation project to create the entrance and reconstruct the units for general pediatrics and pediatric intensive care. The Hoops Family Childrenâs Hospital is supported by Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine pediatricians and pediatric sub-specialists in neurosurgery, general surgery, neurology, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, cardiology and pediatric oncology.

Fundraising from the West Virginia Hot Dog Festival surpassed $157,000 with Thursdayâs $15,000 donation from the 2014 event. iHeart Media radio personalities and Hoops Family Childrenâs Hospital staff and leaders joined John Mandt Jr.,(center) owner of Stewartâs Hot Dogs and founder of the festival and Kym York-Blake, (center-right) senior marketing consultant for iHeartMedia and the festivalâs event coordinator Thursday for a check presentation.

The Hoops Family Childrenâs Hospital is a 71-bed childrenâs hospital within a hospital located at Cabell Huntington Hospital, a 303-bed academic medical center in Huntington, West Virginia. Cabell Huntington is affiliated with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and cares for patients from more than 29 counties throughout West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southern Ohio. The Hoops Family Childrenâs Hospital is a member of the Childrenâs Hospital Association and includes a 36-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 25-bed General Pediatrics Unit and a 10-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The Hoops Family Childrenâs Hospital is supported by Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine pediatricians and pediatric sub-specialists in orthopedics, allergy/immunology, neurosurgery, general surgery, neurology, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, cardiology and pediatric oncology.